GPU Showdown

Radeon RX 580vsGeForce RTX 4080

The GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end graphics card built for 4K gaming and creative work, while the Radeon RX 580 is an older, budget-friendly card still popular for 1080p gaming.

AMD Radeon RX 580
8 GB · 185W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon RX 580

GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2017

21score
4.1/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
8 GB
TDP
185W
CUDA Cores
2,304
Boost Clock
1340 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022

83score
4.2/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
9,728
Boost Clock
2505 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

RX 580
21
RTX 4080Winner
83
RTX 4080 leads by 295.2% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#105RX 550021
#106RX 58021
#107RX 48021
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsRX 580RTX 4080
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Bus256-bit256-bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores2,3049,728
TMUs144304
ROPs32112
Boost Clock1340 MHz2505 MHz
FP326.175 TF48.74 TF
Power
TDP185320
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 wins overall for anyone needing top-tier gaming and creative performance.

Best value

For budget-minded buyers, the older Radeon RX 580 is the smarter pick due to its much lower cost and adequate 1080p gaming.

When the other wins

The Radeon RX 580 is right for a tight-budget build where playing older or less demanding games at modest settings is the goal.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the RX 580 better than the RTX 4080?

Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 21 out of 100), so it leads the RX 580 in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 than the RX 580?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 295% faster than the RX 580 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the RX 580 or the RTX 4080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080. If the RX 580 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.